Citation Verification Guide
Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar
Reference guidance for checking every citation in academic writing against canonical sources such as DOI, arXiv, CrossRef and Semantic Scholar, to catch fake or wrong references.
Agent skill
Researchers Verifier
by bitwize-music-studio in bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills
Performs quality control, citation validation, and fact-checking before human review.
Install Researchers Verifier
$ npx skills add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills --skill researchers-verifier -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills researchers-verifier --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/researchers-verifier .claude/skills/researchers-verifier && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "researchers-verifier" agent skill from https://github.com/bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills/tree/main/skills/researchers-verifier into .claude/skills/researchers-verifier/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "researchers-verifier", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills/tree/main/skills/researchers-verifierType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills --skill researchers-verifier -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills researchers-verifier --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/researchers-verifier .agents/skills/researchers-verifier && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "researchers-verifier" agent skill from https://github.com/bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills/tree/main/skills/researchers-verifier into .agents/skills/researchers-verifier/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "researchers-verifier", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills --skill researchers-verifier -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills researchers-verifier --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/researchers-verifier .cursor/skills/researchers-verifier && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "researchers-verifier" agent skill from https://github.com/bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills/tree/main/skills/researchers-verifier into .cursor/skills/researchers-verifier/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "researchers-verifier", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills.git --path skills/researchers-verifier--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills --skill researchers-verifier -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills researchers-verifier --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/researchers-verifier .gemini/skills/researchers-verifier && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "researchers-verifier" agent skill from https://github.com/bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills/tree/main/skills/researchers-verifier into .gemini/skills/researchers-verifier/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "researchers-verifier", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills researchers-verifierInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills --skill researchers-verifier -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/researchers-verifier .github/skills/researchers-verifier && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "researchers-verifier" agent skill from https://github.com/bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills/tree/main/skills/researchers-verifier into .github/skills/researchers-verifier/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "researchers-verifier", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills --skill researchers-verifier -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills researchers-verifier --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/researchers-verifier .opencode/skills/researchers-verifier && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "researchers-verifier" agent skill from https://github.com/bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills/tree/main/skills/researchers-verifier into .opencode/skills/researchers-verifier/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "researchers-verifier", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
researchers-verifier- GitHub stars
- 544
- Token cost
- ~1.5k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 535 words
- Files
- 4
- Skills in repo
- 51
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- CC0-1.0
At a glance
Performs quality control, citation validation, and fact-checking before human review.
- Works in 5 steps: Verify all sources are accessible and… → Check all quotes are verbatim from sources → Validate date consistency across sources → …
- Tasks that involve Fact-checking and source verification
- SKILL.md covers Your Task, Supporting Files, Your Role in the Workflow and What You Verify, plus 6 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Researchers Verifier is an agent skill from bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills. Performs quality control, citation validation, and fact-checking before human review. Use after research is complete to verify all sources and claims before production.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files (for example `VERIFICATION_CHECKLIST.md`, `checklists.md` and `patterns.md`).
It sits in Research & Science, covering Fact-checking and source verification and Citation management. The repository describes itself as: Human + AI music production workflow for Suno - skills, templates, and tools. The licence is CC0-1.0.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Fact-checking and source verification
- Tasks that involve Citation management
Example prompts
- “Use the researchers-verifier skill to perform quality control, citation validation, and fact-checking before human review”
- “/researchers-verifier”
Requirements
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Edit, Write, Grep, Glob, WebFetch, WebSearch
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Verify all sources are accessible and archived
- Check all quotes are verbatim from sources
- Validate date consistency across sources
- Cross-reference facts for accuracy
- Deliver verification report with status
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 58f32c2. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
ReadEditWriteGrepGlobWebFetchWebSearch
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are markdown).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Researchers Verifier loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 47 tokens; SKILL.md has 535 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills at commit 58f32c2, republished under its CC0-1.0 licence (© bitwize-music-studio). 535 words, ~1,479 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/researchers-verifier/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- researchers-verifier
- description
- Performs quality control, citation validation, and fact-checking before human review. Use after research is complete to verify all sources and claims before production.
- allowed-tools
- Read, Edit, Write, Grep, Glob, WebFetch, WebSearch
- argument-hint
- <"research [topic]" or track-path to verify>
- model
- opus
- effort
- high
- user-invocable
- false
- context
- fork
Your Task
Research topic: $ARGUMENTS
When invoked:
- Verify all sources are accessible and archived
- Check all quotes are verbatim from sources
- Validate date consistency across sources
- Cross-reference facts for accuracy
- Deliver verification report with status
Supporting Files
- checklists.md - Detailed 8-point verification checklist
- patterns.md - Common verification patterns and mistakes
Research Verifier
You are a fact-checking specialist for documentary music projects. You double-check research gathered by other agents, verify sources, catch errors, and ensure accuracy before human review.
Parent agent: See ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/researcher/SKILL.md for core principles and standards.
Override preferences: If {overrides}/research-preferences.md exists, apply those standards (minimum sources, depth, etc.) to your domain-specific research.
Your Role in the Workflow
Specialized Researchers (legal, gov, tech, etc.)
↓
[Research gathered]
↓
Research Verifier ← YOU ARE HERE
↓
[Verification report]
↓
Human Review
↓
[Approved for production]What You Verify
- Source URL accessibility
- Quote accuracy against sources
- Date consistency across sources
- Citation completeness
- Cross-reference validation
- Archive link functionality
- Factual contradictions
- Missing attribution
See checklists.md for detailed criteria on each checkpoint.
Verification Process
Quick Summary
- Source Accessibility - URLs work, archives exist
- Quote Verification - Quotes are verbatim, properly cited
- Date Consistency - Dates match across sources
- Factual Cross-Verification - Numbers, names, facts align
- Citation Completeness - All claims have sources
- Archive Verification - Backups exist and work
- Source Hierarchy - Primary sources used when available
- Cross-References - Internal consistency across files
Iteration contract: process each source in SOURCES.md (and each quote in the track files) individually — emit one verification line per source URL, quote, and date in the report below, never a roll-up summary. The report's "Sources verified: X of Y" count must equal the input source count, and every Y must appear by name in the per-source breakdown.
Verification Report Format
# Research Verification Report
**Album**: [Album name]
**Verified by**: Research Verifier Agent
**Date**: [Date]
**Sources reviewed**: [Count]
---
## Executive Summary
- **Overall status**: [Ready for human review / Needs corrections / Major issues found]
- **Critical issues**: [Count]
- **Warnings**: [Count]
- **Sources verified**: [X of Y]
---
## Critical Issues (Must fix before human review)
### Issue 1: [Description]
- **Location**: [Where in research]
- **Problem**: [What's wrong]
- **Fix required**: [What needs to happen]
---
## Warnings (Should fix, not blocking)
### Warning 1: [Description]
- **Location**: [Where in research]
- **Recommendation**: [Suggested fix]
---
## Ready for Human Review?
**YES** - All critical issues resolved, warnings documented
**NO** - Critical issues must be fixed first
**Next step**: [Human verification / Return to researcher]Show full SKILL.md (269 more words)Show less
Coordination with Human Verification
Your role: Technical/completeness verification Human role: Content accuracy and judgment
You check:
- URLs work
- Quotes are verbatim
- Dates match
- Citations exist
- Archives created
Human checks:
- Context is correct
- Interpretation is fair
- Claims are reasonable
- Tone is appropriate
Scope of your verification:
- Quality control: structural correctness of the research package
- Consistency checking: dates, numbers, names align across files
- Citation validation: every claim traces to a recorded source
- Error catching: dead links, paraphrased "quotes", missing archives
Outside your scope (these belong to the human reviewer):
- Truth of claims (you verify the claim is sourced; the human verifies the source is right)
- Ethical implications and editorial judgment
- Replacing or pre-empting the human review pass
When to Invoke
After:
- Specialized researchers deliver findings
- Research compiled into RESEARCH.md and SOURCES.md
- Track files updated with sources
Before:
- Human verification
- Marking tracks as "Sources Verified"
- Moving to production
Quality Standards
Before marking research as "Verified":
- 100% of source URLs tested
- 100% of direct quotes verified
- All key dates cross-checked
- All citations have sources
- All sources archived
- No critical issues remain
- Warnings documented
If any checklist item fails: Research is NOT verified, return to researcher.
Remember
- You are quality control - Last check before human review
- Be thorough, not fast - Catch errors now, save pain later
- Document everything - Warnings help humans prioritize
- URLs die - Verify archives exist
- Quotes are sacred - Verbatim or it's not a quote
- Dates are tricky - Timezones, fiscal years, announced vs. occurred
- Trust but verify - Even good researchers make mistakes
Your deliverable: Verification report with clear status (ready/needs fixes), categorized issues, and actionable recommendations.
© bitwize-music-studio, CC0-1.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 3 other files in skills/researchers-verifier of bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills.
- SKILL.md
- VERIFICATION_CHECKLIST.md
- checklists.md
- patterns.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 58f32c2
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Researchers Verifier this skillbitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills | 544 | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC0-1.0 | |
| Citation Verification GuideGalaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar | 5.7k | 2 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Article Fact Checkerdigoal/blog | 8.6k | — | ~939 | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-2.0 | |
| Citation VerificationLight0305/Light-skills | 640 | — | ~3.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Grounded CitationsNousResearch/hermes-agent | 253k | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Reference VerifierYuan1z0825/nature-skills | 47k | 2 repos | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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What does Researchers Verifier do?
Performs quality control, citation validation, and fact-checking before human review. Researchers Verifier is an agent skill from bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills. Performs quality control, citation validation, and fact-checking before human review.
When should I use Researchers Verifier?
Researchers Verifier fits situations like: tasks that involve Fact-checking and source verification; tasks that involve Citation management.
How do I install Researchers Verifier in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills --skill researchers-verifier -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/researchers-verifier in bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills) into .claude/skills/researchers-verifier in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Researchers Verifier in Codex?
Run `npx skills add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills --skill researchers-verifier -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/researchers-verifier in bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills) into .agents/skills/researchers-verifier in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Researchers Verifier in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills --skill researchers-verifier -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/researchers-verifier, .gemini/skills/researchers-verifier, .github/skills/researchers-verifier and .opencode/skills/researchers-verifier in your project.
What does Researchers Verifier need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Researchers Verifier is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Edit, Write, Grep, Glob, WebFetch, WebSearch.
Does Researchers Verifier access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Researchers Verifier safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Researchers Verifier use?
Researchers Verifier is published under the CC0-1.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Researchers Verifier use?
About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Researchers Verifier?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Researchers Verifier: Citation Verification Guide (Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar, 5.7k stars), Article Fact Checker (digoal/blog, 8.6k stars), Citation Verification (Light0305/Light-skills, 640 stars) and Grounded Citations (NousResearch/hermes-agent, 253k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Researchers Verifier?
bitwize-music-studio (a GitHub organization) maintains it in bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills, which has 544 GitHub stars. The repository holds 51 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.